George Orwell Birthplace

George Orwell Birthplace is a restored single-storey colonial bungalow in Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar, where Eric Arthur Blair, later known as George Orwell, was born on 25 June 1903. Located near the Government Middle School in Motihari town, the heritage house has been conserved by the Government of Bihar as a small museum displaying photographs and information about Orwell's life and family connection to the former opium department.

Visitors can expect a small, restored colonial-era bungalow with whitewashed walls and a tiled roof set in a modest compound in Motihari town. Inside, the museum displays photographs, information panels and memorabilia related to George Orwell's birth, his family, and his father's work in the Opium Department. The site is compact with a few rooms to explore, an open courtyard, and interpretive signage explaining its conservation history.

The house is the birthplace of Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950), who later wrote as George Orwell. His father, Richard Walmesley Blair, was serving as Deputy Agent in the Opium Department in Motihari at the time. The single-storey bungalow is a colonial-era structure that fell into disrepair and was restored and conserved by the Government of Bihar and inaugurated as a museum in 2015-2016 to preserve its literary heritage association.

The site holds cultural and literary significance as the birthplace of one of the 20th century's most influential English authors, known for Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. It is promoted as a literary heritage attraction in Bihar and draws visitors interested in literature, history and colonial heritage of Champaran.